Description
At Decathlon, sport is part of our DNA—it is our shared passion and lives in everything we do every day.
We are constantly evolving, and you will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects.
Right now, we are looking for **SECTION MANAGERS** to join us—individuals who dare, who aren’t afraid to make mistakes, and who guide their teams in decision-making, supporting them to grow professionally and contribute to our corporate purpose: satisfying every one of our sports customers.
**What we’d love you to be:**
* **Passionate about people**, building, training, and leading the best team of sports enthusiasts—helping them grow, **working for and with talent**.
* As a sports enthusiast yourself, identifying with our **brand**, to **deliver the best offer**, the **best product**, and the **best experience** to our customers.
* Capable of **making decisions** within your scope of responsibility while **respecting financial ratios**, committing to achieving clear, measurable objectives—both in physical and digital retail—to grow your sport.
* A person eager to **progress in your development**, with ambition to keep advancing along your **professional journey**.
* Motivated to participate in building and energizing your store’s **local project**, aligned with the company’s overall strategy.
**Key responsibilities of this role:**
* **Select, Motivate, and Grow Your Team**: Build and inspire a passionate team of sports enthusiasts who act as product ambassadors. Coach and support continuous learning and individual development toward future roles, aligning compensation with Decathlon’s policy.
* **Provide Purpose and Support the Local Project**: Build, energize, and take ownership of your local sports commercial project—aligned with both your store and country strategy. Define the product and pricing strategy, focused on Passion Products and delivering an outstanding, user-centric experience.
* **Ensure Results and Financial Performance**: Commit to clear, measurable objectives; plan resources and make responsible decisions to ensure profitable growth of your assigned sports. Implement rapid action plans to correct deviations and improve performance.
* **Drive Omnichannel Sales and Customer Loyalty**: Act as the lead omnichannel seller and reference point in customer relations. Build a network of identified users and support your team to become the same—adapting presence according to user needs.
* **Contribute to Sustainable Growth**: Promote circular growth as a core business principle, integrating sustainability into daily operations to safeguard both the planet and the long-term health of the company.
**What Decathlon offers you:**
* **Stability and Career Prospects**: An indefinite full-time contract from day one, at a company committed to retaining talent and prioritizing internal promotion as its main growth path.
* **Dynamic Compensation**: A competitive base salary plus an annual variable bonus tied to objective achievement and efficient management of your P&L.
* **Learning Environment & "Right to Make Mistakes"**: Access to ongoing training programs within an environment that rewards decision-making and initiative—recognizing mistakes as a necessary step in learning.
* **Benefits & Employee Share Ownership**: Opportunity to become a shareholder of the group, plus life insurance, preferential health insurance, and exclusive discounts on sporting goods.
* **Connection to Your Passion**: A workplace where sport is central—facilitating partnerships and flexibility so your personal sporting practice remains a daily priority.
* A sports enthusiast who practices sport regularly.
* Full-time availability.
* Weekend availability.
* University degree or higher vocational training.
* Geographic mobility (valued).